*No more F-ing Around*

Maryland 28-21

Too much for this smurf squad

Alright Maryland vs. Nevada on Smurf Turf. A lot of the reasoning behind Nevada I have read in posts has nothing to do with football. It has to do with motivation, time zone, etc. I have yet to see anything football related other than Nevada is going to run all over Maryland. So I went to the drawing board. First of all, Nevada is the worst passing defense in the country. Maryland threw for 360 yards in their last game against BC which has a decent passing defense. How are they going to get stopped? This isnt like Northwestern last night who had a competent defense. Nevada has no passing defense. The key to beating Maryland I have seen first hand. I was at the Virginia Tech Thursday Night game and they buckled down on Hayward-Bey and mitigated their passing attack. Florida St did the same thing in their victory. FSU was also able to establish a rushing attack but it had more to do with Antone Smith's physical running. The same with VT and Darren Evans. Two extremely physical backs who wore down the defense. Has anyone seen that twig Kaepernick? This dude is quick but hes not exactly imposing. Their other back is definitely a bit of a bruiser and that worries me but another angle nowhere is mentioning is that Maryland had a month to prepare for this gimmick offense. Any team with a good defense that gets a month to prepare should be ready. Maryland did recently lose their defensive coordinator but this may actually help Maryland with their motivation. The linebacker coach is taking over on an interim basis and the players seem to like him so they have stated they will be playing hard for him today. Also, I like to look at how Nevada has performed on the road. Most recently, they were playing Louisiana Tech. They showed incredible road resiliency in coming back from a 31-14 deficit, but to be down 17 points at a squad that struggled to beat Northern Illinois? Interestingly enough, Maryland has yet to really play a team with a running QB so it should be interesting. I just think with a month to prepare they should be ready to go. They did hold the almighty Jevad Best to 25 yards on 10 carries. He is not an overly physical back either. Basically what I see is the ACC outclassing the WAC here. ACC is 5-0 ATS this year with closing lines. Turner is going to throw all over this defense. I dont expect much out of the Maryland rushing game although Da'Rel Scott can be a monster if they arent prepared to stop him. I think Nevada will put up some points but dont see them doing so through the air. Nevada is going to have to pound the ball all game to have a chance here. I just think the wrong team is favored here. The teams Nevada have lost to have been the teams that Nevada has had the most trouble defending the pass against

Prediction:

Maryland-31
Nevada-24

ACC vs WAC?  um... i'll take the ACC...

i'm sure you've noticed, but your beloved ACC has quietly gone 5-0 ATS so far in the bowls... making me feel better and better about our VT pick later in the week...

Same all three, all are large plays for me as well.  Okie St largest, Maryland and Rice large about the same.  Good luck buddy!  O shit I took the over in the Maryland game as well.

Well to avoid the wrath of the Box and spoil the surprise....

UConn -4
Troy -4
Alabama -10
VT +1.5
Memphis +12.5
TCU -2.5
Rice -2.5(hook)
Oklahoma St. -3(hook)
Georgia Tech -4
Kentucky +2
Ohio St. +10
Tulsa +3(hook)
Florida -3

Enjoy


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That was my original post Hugh. Where I stated that I got the hook on both of them. I now see that you can get both of those lines at -2.5. I bought more of Rice -2.5 and also bought more of OK St. at -2.5 with the hook again. So yes I do still have a chunk on OK St. at -3. Wasnt trying to fool anyone

This is basically a home game buddy. Not to mention their last 2 road games theyve scored 42 and 49 points. Not sure where you got your info from.

Hello B 

.....Terps

Blue on that blue feild spells disaster for Maryland.